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German Shepherd Dog Names: Cool Names for German Shepherd Breed Dogs

Are you looking for that perfect dog name that just fits your German Shepherd? Naming a dog can be difficult.

We have gotten several emails from wonderful and dedicated German Shepherd owners over the years asking for their own article on German Shepherd name suggestions! Here are some suggestions from them!

We hope this list of German Shepherd names gives you an idea on naming your pup. Do you have a good German Shepherd name suggestion? Email us your dog name ideas and we will try to add them to our German Shepherd name list!

German Shepherd Dog Name Ideas

Abe

Able

Ace

Adrian

Ahilles

Aiko

Aiko

Alex

Alexia

Anja

Anja

Anubis

Apache

Apollo

Arek

Arthus

Astro

Atra

Audra

Axel – means the Bringer of Peace

Axle

Ayla

Barron

Barron

Blitz

Bravo

Bridgette

Brisco

Bruno

Bruno (brown bear)

Caesar

Cash – after Johnny Cash

Castro

Chase – “Go chase the ball, Chase!

Cim

Ciro

Cisco

CJ

Cliff

Clifford

Cora

Crok

Crusoe

Crystal

Dagmar

Dago

Danke (German for Thank you)

Dasty

Diana – Diana for Diana the Huntress. Named for a GS that lies to “patrol” and “hunt” for whatever she considers a “pest” (like mice). Her name means “hunter”….

Diesel

Dieter

Duke

Eik

Eiko

Eko

Falcon

Falk

Falko

Fara

Faro

Faulker – which was a German warplane

Fetzer

Fina

Fletch

Fletcher

Frank

Frankie

Freyja

Fritz

Frost (for a beautiful white one)

Gabe

Gabi

Gelert

Gina

Go-Go

Gretchen

Gunnar

Gus

Gusto

Hank-Hank

Hans

Hercules

Hilda

Ina

Ingrid

Isa

Jauser

King

Lady

Lady Dee

Jax

Jazmine (or Jazz)

Jule

Kaiser

Kaiya – which is pronounced Ki (long “i” sound) – a (short “a” sound)

Kane

Karpa (in honor of a wonderful military dog that was killed in the line of duty – thanks Mark)

Katina

Kayla

Kenna

Keona – I was told it means “gift from God”

Kilo

Kim

Kima (pronounced KEE-MAH). after a police dog that was killed in the line of duty

Kimbo

Kimm

King

Koa (It means strong and mighty in Hawaiian)

Kojoe

Kona

Kuishti

Kway

Kyra

Lance

Loki

Ludwig

Luggar (like the gun)

Mr Squad, cause he was part of our Squad

Magnum

Marley – after Bob Marley

Marshall

Matthias

Mink

Minka

Monty

Morse (morse code)

Mufasa

Mystery Night

Mystique

Nanuke – polar bear in Alaska (white dog too)

Nick

Niko

Nitro

Nixon

Oliver – means peacemaker

OLOF

Olex

Onex

Opal

Orka

Ory

Oscar

Otis

Otto

Phantom of the Opera

Phoenix

Portia

Racer

Radar

Rex

Rikka

Rintintin

Rocky

Romeo

Rommel

Roscoe (deer wood)

Rupeni – Rupeni Caucaunibuca (fastest rugby player in the world)

Schnitzel. I think its a fun name. I think a schnitzel is supposed to be some kind of sausage.

Saxon

Shiloh -means “peace” as in Shalom, there was a battle of Shiloh in the American Civil war

Scout – cause my boy liked to explore and lead the way

Sebastian

Segun – It is pronounced like “Cajun,” but with an “S” at the beginning

Selena

Sequoia

Sheena

Shep

Sierra

Simon – it means- he who hears well, and since his ears were so large we thought it fit.

Spike

Stoli

Sunny Boy – because he is the Sunshine in my family’s life

Sylvie

Tanner

The Rock (like the actor)

Thor (the god of thunder)

Thunder

Truman, Trumie as a nickname. We have a small, but mighty German Shepherd that we named after President Truman.

Timmy

Tikka

Tobi

Trevor

Troll

Tucker

Tyson

Udo

Uly

Ursula

Ute

Wolf

Xando

Xander

Xandra

Xenta

Xena

Yuna

Zack

Zelda

Zena

Zeta

Zita

Zorro

Do you have a cool dog name? Or better yet, a cool German Shepherd dog name? Tell us the cool dog name and how you came up with it! Email us!